Chapter 1852 Shocked
At that, Janice glanced at Mabel before turning to Nicholas. Then, she lowered her head, seemingly not having enough courage to speak what was on her mind.
Right then, someone knocked on the room door. It was the butler. He was there to urge them to hurry, for the guests were all asking when the party would begin.
Although Janice did not divulge who helped her out in the shadows, Rodney had caught on to the situation. Mabel and Nicholas must be involved in this!
Nevertheless, for both Wilbur and Emmanuel to pull such a stunt at a time like that meant that the duo disregarded the Simpson family’s reputation utterly. They were adamant about putting him in a tight spot, so Rodney was equally angry with them.
As the head of the household who valued the bigger picture, Rodney had to ensure that he dealt with everything properly so that the Simpson family’s reputation would not be tainted.
Once everything was over, he swore to himself that he was going to settle the score with them.
Hence, after mulling over the matter for a moment, he said, “Since the baby is Nicholas’, we’ll have them both get engaged today. Tell the public that this party is supposed to be organized for Nicholas and Janice. Put the blame on the media by saying that they had messed it up.”
Both Wilbur and Emmanuel were satisfied with that ending, as it was in line with their prediction.
Since Mabel and Nicholas wanted to push Janice to him, Wilbur went with the flow, turned the tide, and made Janice Nicholas’ fiancée instead.
From then on, Janice would have no grounds to keep clinging to him.
Mabel knew Rodney well. At a time like that, the Simpson family’s reputation and interest were of utmost importance, so there was nothing she could do but resign herself to the ending.
The woman had never thought that Wilbur, her stepson who treated her with nothing but respect, could have pulled something like that.
Did he do this because he has discovered something about what happened back then?
Janice could not accept that her fiancé had become Nicholas, but Rodney told her that she would never be able to marry anyone for the rest of her life if she did not agree to it. Moreover, he warned that he would make her pay a terrible price for having used the baby to deceive Wilbur and the Simpson family.
She knew how powerful the Simpson family was. Hence, when presented with the options of crossing the Simpson family or marrying Nicholas, she chose the latter.
Having thrown Wilbur a pained and resigned look, Janice had no choice but to hook her arm with Nicholas and head out.
Rage was flowing through Mabel like lava as she asked Rodney, “Are you really letting your son be with a woman like her? She’s horrible and is no match for Nicholas!”
“Horrible? I’m surprised that you’re shameless enough to say that she’s horrible. Do you really think that I don’t know the role you play in this entire incident?”
“I-I had no choice! The one Janice likes is Wilbur, so I matchmade them! I tried to help the lovebirds tie the knot! Moreover, we’ll get to keep the baby in her womb. That’s your grandchild! It was the best solution I could come up with!” she protested.
Hearing that, Rodney shot her a look he reserved for lunatics. “Are you insane? Your son impregnated a woman, but you shoved that woman onto Wilbur. How could you do that to him?”
“I-I… You’re right. I admit it was an oversight on my part, but I didn’t have a choice!”
Rodney shot her another look. “That’s enough. It’s time for us to head out. Once we’re outside, smile happily. Anyone who dares to reveal anything that happened back here, I’ll let them have a taste of living hell,” he declared.
With that said, he headed out.
Wilbur walked over to the pale Mabel and respectfully uttered, “Mom, congratulations.”
In response, his stepmother glared at him. You’ve managed to set me up this time, but I assure you that I’ll definitely take my revenge!
“Mom, let’s hurry out. Don’t make Dad wait for you, or else he’s going to be furious again.”
“Wilbur Simpson, you’re really making me find out a whole new side of you.”
“It might be too early for you to say that. We have a long way to go. You can slowly find out more about me.”
At that, Wilbur strode off, leaving Mabel to fume alone.
